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The editors of The Odessa Record do not usually weigh in on political issues, but the struggles of our public institutions, such as the school district and hospital, compel us to make an exception. Odessa as a community has tried very hard, especially over the past 10 years, to bring new industry and other types of businesses to town. Some of those efforts have been very successful, some not so much. Those efforts will continue, thanks to the dedication of Odessa’s business community and leadership. But the school district a...
Although the high price of crab this year will keep the Odessa Lions Club from making the kind of money they normally do at their annual event, people nevertheless came out in droves to support the club's many civic activities and to enjoy crab that is fresher than any bought in a grocery store. Club member Jeff Schibel has a contact on the Washington coast who supplies the crab fresh from his boat. The crabs are cooked, cleaned and put on ice just prior to being picked up by...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record January 28, 1915 According to pioneers the snow which is now covering the ground has been on for a longer time than it usually remains in this country. The first of the snow came on Dec. 10 and has been added to from time to time. Henry Frick, Jr. and Jacob Frick have purchased 160 acres in the northwest corner of Adams county from Arthur G. Davis. They also contracted to purchase from Mr. Davis another 80 acres adjacent to this land. The ladies of the needlework club and their husbands we...
November After a nearly 10-year effort, the Board of Directors of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District adopted a resolution to allocate the first 17,639 acres of new Columbia Basin Project water to replace ground water permits in the declining Odessa Subarea aquifer. The Board’s resolution designated water for an initial pump station and pipeline system which would serve about 10,000 acres of eligible deep-well irrigated lands south of Interstate 90, utilizing new East Low Canal delivery capacity created as a result o...
The following is reprinted from Ventures, the newsletter of AgVentures NW, LLC. The interview of Tom Wilson, of Lamona, and article were done by Burke Perry of VistaComm, an advertising and marketing company which makes the newsletter. From cutting wheat 14 feet at a time to doing a day’s worth of harvesting in an hour, Tom Wilson has seen a lot of change in his 54 years of farming.“We’ve always hauled into the elevator at Lamona,” Tom recalls. “I was 13 the first time I hauled a load in and was driving the combine at 14. You...
Here are some simple tips to help keep respiratory infections and many other contagious diseases from spreading, especially during the cough, cold and “flu” season. Respiratory infections affect the nose, throat and lungs; they include influenza (the “flu”), colds and pertussis (whooping cough). The germs (viruses and bacteria) that cause these infections are spread from person to person in droplets from the nose, throat and lungs of someone who is sick. You can help stop the spread of these germs by practicing “respir...
Slow-cookers make weekend meal preparation a cinch. Whether you’re feeding starving teenage athletes, providing a meal after church or filling a buffet table for the big game day, there is a recipe suitable for slow cooking. Patricia Hrabs Potato Soup is a savory and tangy blend of flavors, sure to please a hungry crowd. I found this recipe in the Colville Lutheran Church newsletter a number of years ago and have adapted it to slow-cookery. Patricia Hrab’s Potato Soup 5-6 med...
Editor’s note: Continuing a series of stories and articles written by the late Pastor Tom Goetz, with the support of his wife Jeanne Goetz of Odessa. Jeanne Goetz is working to get the items published in book form, but for right now, interested readers can read his work in the series of articles that continue in this issue of The Record. The “Least of these” is a term used by Jesus to describe people who are normally considered unfortunate and deprived. The naked. The hungry. The outcast. They are the ones to whom we give,...
Birthdays for January 29:Franny Liner, Britney Wagner and Natasha Lobe. January 30: Josie Westmoreland, Janet Tapia, Josh Allen, Carol Bell, Mike Edens and Alvin Fink. January 31: Joanne Tebow, Lori Austin and Deanna Lobe. February 1:Edith Roloff. February 2: Todd Keister, Ashley Nolt, Michelle Carpenter, Kevin Kramer Jr. and Mahki Carroll. February 3: Mya Boss, Natosha Boss, Jocelyn Zigan and Dillen Johns. February 4: Ben Kniola, Ryan King and Lise Ott. Anniversaries for February 1: Allen and Joyce Kuest. Birthdays and...
1/29 Twelve Step Program– Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7 - 8 p.m., Odessa Commu- nity Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. - 1p.m. 01/30 Girls basketball @ 6 p.m. Boys basketball @ 7:30 p.m. Location Wellpinit. 01/31 Girls basketball @ 6 p.m. Boys basketball @ 7:30 p.m. Location TBA. 02/02 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church, 11 a.m. 02/03 Odessa Public Library Board meeting @ library, 7 p.m. Girls basketball @ 6 p.m. Boys basketball @ 7:30 p.m. Location O...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.83. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.58. DNS is down at $7.53. Barley is down at 148.00....
Odessa Menu MONDAY, February 2 :Toast, sausage, Fruit. Lunch: Chicken noodle soup, crackers, maple bar, fruit and veggie bar. TUESDAY, February 3: Cereal, toast, fruit, Juice. Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, corn, jello, fruit and veggie bar. WEDNESDAY, February 4 : Oatmeal, fruit, cinnamon toast, juice. Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich, cheetos, fruit and veggie bar. THURSDAY, February 5 : Banana muffin, fruit, cereal, juice. Lunch: Cheeseburger, JO JO's, fruit and veggie bar. FRIDAY, February 6: Pancakes, fruit, juice. Lunch:...
Cusick The January 16 game against Cusick was an away game won by the Titan girls, 51-47. O-H 14 9 14 14 51 Cusick 17 9 12 9 47 Lanessa Simon scored 15 points to lead the Titan offense. She also had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Shelbey Watkins was right behind Simon with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals. Paige Alloway scored 7 points and had 1 assist. Katie DeWulf also scored 7 points and had 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jordyn Tanke had 4 points, 6...
Cusick On January 16, the Titan boys traveled to Cusick for an away game. The O-H boys lost, 73-81, with three top shooters all vying for bragging rights as high scorer. Sam Schafer was the leader this time, with 22 points. O-H 15 18 16 24 73 Cusick 19 10 23 29 81 Schafer also had 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Shane Whitaker scored 21 points and added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Carsen Weber was the other dominant scorer with 20 points. He also added 2 rebounds,...
Mr. and Mrs. Forey Walter (Barb Gudgel) of Spokane and formerly of Odessa announce the engagement of their daughter Kacie Leigh to Noah Jackson. Kacie is a third grade teacher in Bellingham, Washington and Jackson is a speech therapist for the Bellingham School District. Their wedding ceremony is March 29 in Bellingham. Noah is a native Alaskan and for their honeymoon the couple has been invited to be part of the crew of Darlings on the Iditarod race course. The Darlings are...
The Odessa Town Council voted for Lois Hubbard as the mayor pro tem for the next six months. The mayor pro tem takes over running of the council meetings in the absence of the mayor. The town continues to struggle to maintain and operate all of its properties and assets, said Mayor Doug Plinski. Following the budget process, the mayor and council members were all looking a bit shell-shocked. The revenue to Odessa from liquor sales since voters took the state out of the liquor business has fallen from about $13,000 annually a...
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15: Baked fish, Tater Tots, green bean casserole, coleslaw, Mandarin oranges, ww roll frosted cake. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21: Pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed green salad, spicy apples, ww roll, Jell-O with topping. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22: Tuna noodle casserole, peas and carrots, spinach salad, peaches, garlic bread, brownies. If you are not a regular attendee at senior meals and wish to participate, please call 982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Suggested donation for a...
Several recent community meetings in Odessa have addressed the financial situation at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. The hospital’s board of commissioners voted to increase the requested levy amount for maintenance and operations by one dollar per thousand dollars worth of real estate value. Levies for the hospital and for the school district will run in February. If passed, the levy amounts will be collected beginning the following year. The board of commissioners, nervous about requesting too much of an increase, o...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting of 2015 on Tuesday, January 13, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. A good-sized crowd was on hand for the meeting at which Odessa’s hospital administrator Mo Sheldon gave a presentation on the financial situation of the medical facilities in town and the decision of the hospital district commissioners to ask for an increase in the maintenance and operations levy to be voted on in February. Sheldon, with assistance from the Association of Washington State Hospitals, has been w...
Seven graduates of Odessa High School have been named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Mariah Davison, Lexi Watkins, Jacob Dewulf, Charlie Moffet, Koralynne Kuch, Justin Hunt and Carley Williams, all of Odessa, were named to the Fall 2014 Dean’s List....
Over the past few weeks before the winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High science students had been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method, and discuss their findings with the rest of the class via PowerPoint presentation....
Immigration to area encouraged in 1915 100 years ago From The Odessa Record January 21, 1915 The immigration campaign started last July by the Spokane chamber of commerce has now reached a point where it is certain that hundreds of farmers and their families are coming to Eastern Washington. Miroslav Totusek was an Odessa visitor on Friday of last week. H.C. Phillips returned Tuesday from Brookfield, Missouri, where he had been visiting for two weeks with his people. Louis Zicha and F.F. Browning, two popular young...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 12: Christian Heritage School personnel reported that someone took about $100 worth of fuel from at least two school vehicles parked on the grounds in Edwall. Lincoln Hospital personnel requested ass...
August Two incoming Odessa High School sophomores, Brad Johnston and Chance Messer got a chance to play in Italy with the Northwest Elite baseball organization. Players were chosen for the opportunity based on the ability on the baseball field and their dedication to their schoolwork. A broadband planning grant was pursued after NoaNet installed $5 million worth of ARRA-funded, high-speed broadband fiber in Lincoln County but shared no plans to do anything with it. The county decided to begin planning themselves and applied...
Edith M. Roloff passed away on December 7, 2014 in Moses Lake and was a longtime resident of Odessa. Edith was born on February 1, 1927 in Lincoln, Wash. to Ora and Elizabeth Reister. Edith attended school at Wilbur and graduated from Wilbur High School. Edith later married Reuben Roloff and they made their home in Odessa, and they had two sons, Raymond and Larry. Edith worked at various jobs in Odessa. She was a member of the Odessa VFW Auxiliary. Edith is survived by two sons Raymond (Katrina) Roloff and Larry (Kathleen)...
